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‘The Siege of Jadotville’: TV Review A military unit led by 'Fifty Shades of Grey' star Jamie Dornan goes to battle in Netflix's retelling of a little-known Cold War siege.
The Siege of Jadotville tells the true story of an Irish UN peacekeeping unit and stars Jamie Dornan as Commandant Pat Quinlan leading his troops.
Netflix fans have stumbled upon a "hidden gem" that delves into the gripping true stories of war — The Siege of Jadotville. Depicting the intense 1961 confrontation in Congo, this critically ...
Dornan gives Quinlan the needed stoicism for the role, but “The Siege of Jadotville” doesn’t dig deep into its characters. Its only ambition seems to be than to tell a little-known, heroic ...
Irish hero of Siege of Jadotville finally honored Pat Quinlan led 155 Defence Force members back to Ireland after the Siege of Jadotville in 1961.
A gripping true story of incredible bravery against impossible odds, The Siege of Jadotville thrillingly depicts the 1961 siege of a 150-strong Irish UN battalion under Commander Patrick Quinlan ...
As war movies go," The Siege at Jadotville," now on Netflix, has everything that makes such movies enjoyable...I can't recommend it enough.
According to military writer Declan Power – on whose book, The Siege of Jadotville, the film will be based – when eventually they returned to Athlone, Quinlan and his men were greeted with ...
The family of Pat Quinlan, the Irish Army officer who led A Company during the famous siege of Jadotville, has refused to accept a medal on his behalf unless his men also receive medals. Taoiseach ...
The first trailer for Jamie Dornan's new movie, The Siege of Jadotville, has been released - and it's a nail-biting and tense affair.
However the medals that Commandant Pat Quinlan recommended for 31 of his men for bravery in action at Jadotville have yet to be awarded.
Cmdt Pat Quinlan What's more peculiar: that all 157 Irish soldiers targeted by a 3000-strong force in Jadotville in September 1961 survived, or that few have heard their story? In a corner of the ...